63G-6a-120. Rejecting a solicitation response.
(1) A procurement unit may reject a solicitation response if: the solicitation response: is not responsive; violates a requirement of the solicitation; or is not submitted before the deadline specified in the solicitation; the vendor who submitted the solicitation response: is not responsible; is in violation of a provision of this chapter; has had a previous contract with the procurement unit canceled; has engaged in unethical conduct; is subject to an outstanding tax lien; or fails to sign a contract awarded as a result of the solicitation response within: 90 days after the contract award, if the solicitation does not specify a deadline for the signing of the contract; or the time specified in the solicitation, if the solicitation specifies a deadline for the signing of the contract; or after the vendor submits a solicitation response there is a change in the vendor's circumstances that, if known at the time the solicitation response was submitted, would have caused the procurement unit to reject the solicitation response.
(2) A procurement unit that rejects a solicitation response under Subsectionshall provide the vendor who submitted the rejected solicitation response a written statement of the reasons for the rejection. (1)